    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2004, Book III)]
    [November 4, 2004]
    [Page 2949]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Statement on the Death of Shaykh Zayid bin Sultan Al Nuhayyan of the United Arab Emirates
    November 4, 2004

        The United States mourns the passing of a great friend of our
    country, Shaykh Zayid bin Sultan Al Nuhayyan of the United Arab
    Emirates. Shaykh Zayid was the founder and President of the UAE for more
    than 30 years, a pioneer, an elder statesman, and a close ally. He and
    his fellow rulers of the seven Emirates built their federation into a
    prosperous, tolerant, and well-governed state. I offer my condolences
    and those of the American people to the family of Shaykh Zayid and to
    the Government and people of the United Arab Emirates on their great
    loss.